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dyspareunia

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dyspareunia /dys·pa·reu·nia/ (-pah-roo´ne-ah) difficult or painful sexual intercourse.
dys·pa·reu·ni·a (dsp-rn-)
n.
Difficult or painful sexual intercourse.

Dyspareunia
pain in the pelvic area during or after sexual intercourse.

dyspareunia
[dis′pəro̅o̅′nē·ə]
an abnormal pain during sexual intercourse due to a spasm. It may result from abnormal conditions of the genitalia, dysfunctional psychophysiologic reaction to sexual union, forcible coition, or incomplete sexual arousal. Dyspareunia is also associated with hormonal changes of menopause and lactation that result in drying of the vaginal tissues and with endometriosis,which may result in painful adhesions around the vagina and ligaments, decreasing their flexibility during intercourse. Dryness is commonly relieved by the local application of water-soluble lubricants. See also vaginismus.

intercourse [in´ter-kors]
1. mutual exchange.
sexual intercourse
1. coitus.
2. any physical contact between two individuals involving stimulation of the genital organs of at least one.

dyspareunia
Painful sexual intercourse in ♀. See Coital migraine.


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Sexual pain disorders involve any source of pain in the vagina, clitoris or labia, which include dyspareunia and vaginismus.
Dyspareunia is a chronic pelvic pain condition that causes pain during or after sexual intercourse.
The medical name for it is dyspareunia and the most common cause is lack of sexual arousal.
 
 
 
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